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Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 2:23 PM

Cycling

International and the World arent seeing eye to eye

LONDON  The World Anti-Doping Agency called the International Cycling Union deceitful Tuesday for shutting down its independent doping panel and said it wont participate in an amnesty commission set up by the cycling governing body.

WADA said the UCI has again chosen to ignore its responsibility to the sport by disbanding the panel looking into claims that cycling leaders helped cover up Lance Armstrongs suspicious doping tests and accepted $125,000 in donations from him.

Instead, the UCI announced Monday plans to set up a separate amnesty-style truth and reconciliation commission.

UCI President Pat McQuaid issued a response Tuesday to WADA, which he called blatant and aggressive misrepresentations and released private email exchanges with the agency.

Operation Puerto doctor says the rabbit hole runs deeper

MADRID  The doctor at the center of Spains long-awaited Operation Puerto trial testified Tuesday that athletes from sports other than cycling used his blood-doping services.

Eufemiano Fuentes said although the vast majority of those who approached him were cyclists, others came to him. He did not give any names.

There were sports people of all sorts, Fuentes said.

Pressed by state prosecutor Rosa Calero, Fuentes added: They could have been a cyclist from a given team, a footballer from a squad, a tennis player, I dont know, a boxer. There was an athlete.

During the trial, Fuentes declined to answer a number of questions, using a legal right similar to the Fifth Amendment, which enables defendants to avoid incriminating themselves.

NBA

Iverson in the NBA D-League? It is not the route for me.

PHILADELPHIA  Allen Iverson is taking a pass on the D-League.

Iverson, the 2001 NBA MVP, turned down an opportunity to return to basketball with the Dallas Mavericks Development League affiliate. He posted a series of tweets Tuesday explaining his decision to decline an offer from Texas Legends co-owner Donnie Nelson to join the team.

I thank Donnie and Dallas for the consideration, Iverson wrote. And while I think the D-League is a great opportunity, it is not the route for me.

NFL

Denver mayor does the Lewis to pay his Baltimore debt

DENVER  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock fulfilled the last part of his bet with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake over the Denver Broncos playoff loss to the Ravens.

Hancock already delivered a box of dry, aged cowboy-cut rib-eye steaks from Lombardi Brothers Meats to Rawlings-Blake after the Broncos lost 38-35 to the Ravens on Jan. 12, but he also had promised to perform Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis signature pregame dance.

Hancocks spokeswoman said a few days after the loss that a pulled muscle kept Hancock from performing the dance. On Tuesday, Hancocks office pointed reporters to an online video of the mayor begrudgingly making good on the last part of his bet.